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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a thistle of the genus Carlina; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Carline thistle \Car"line this`tle\ [F. carline, It., Sp., &
   Pg., carlina. Said to be so called from the Emperor
   Charlemagne, whose army is reputed to have used it as a
   remedy for pestilence.] (Bot.)
   A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (Carlina vulgaris),
   found in Europe and Asia.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

carline thistle
    n 1: a thistle of the genus Carlina